tab·loid
ˈta-ˌblȯid 
1
: of, relating to, or resembling tabloids
especially
: featuring stories of violence, crime, or scandal presented in a sensational manner
tabloid television
2
: compressed or condensed into small scope
tabloid criticism
Examples of tabloid in a Sentence
Noun
She is used to seeing her name in the tabloids.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The story was made for the tabloids—Temer was seventy-five years old, and his wife, a former beauty queen, was thirty-two.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The Instagram post from the normally private Woods confirms weeks of rumors and tabloid speculation about the relationship.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Getting dumped via text is one thing; getting dumped via the tabloids is another entirely.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The story was made for the tabloids—Temer was seventy-five years old, and his wife, a former beauty queen, was thirty-two.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Susan Lucci and Maury Povich to receive Lifetime Achievement Honors at the Daytime Emmys
The tabloid nature of the talk show aside, Povich began his career as a broadcast journalist, working as a reporter and sportscaster for station WTTG in Washington, D.C.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The Instagram post from the normally private Woods confirms weeks of rumors and tabloid speculation about the relationship.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Tabloid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabloid. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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